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Family to bid farewell to slain al-A’raj as IOA pledges body release

Thursday 9-March-2017

The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) are expected to hand over the body of the slain Palestinian youth Basel al-A’raj to his family afternoon Thursday.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said the IOA notified them of their intent to release al-A’raj’s body at 3 p.m.

According to the Palestinian Liaison al-A’raj’s body will be handed over at al-Walja military checkpoint near Bethlehem.

Al-A’raj a pharmacist and a prominent anti-occupation activist was fatally gunned down by the Israeli occupation soldiers in a house in Ramallah some three days ago.

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